This online course takes a practical approach to help you understand how to use the information provided by the market as input in your capital allocation process. We will discuss how to analyse market data and use it to evaluate potential investment opportunities, and how to balance theoretical frameworks with real-world insights.
There are low hanging fruits for both corporate executives as well as for investors that know the inside out of capital allocation.
The structure of the programme will to a large degree follow the outlay of the book “Capital allocation and value creation – A market based framework for executives”.
The programme consists of four modules with e-learning materials such as videos, excercises and case-studies.
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